Russ Milheim

Russ Milheim

Industry Relations Coordinator | Writer

Russ Milheim is the Industry Relations Coordinator at The Direct. On top of utilizing his expertise on the many corners of today’s entertainment to cover the latest news and theories, he establishes and maintains communication and relations between the outlet and the many studio and talent representatives.

Prior to his time here, Russ wrote for The Game of Nerds. From there, he then joined the team at The Direct in 2021 as a writer for the PlayStation side of the website. However, it didn’t take long for his reporting to expand quickly to everything the site covers.

You can follow Russ on Twitter (@RussMilheim) to stay up-to-date with his latest opinionated thoughts and ideas on Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Gaming, and everything in between.

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Russ Milheim's Latest The Direct Articles

Maintenance Required Star Madelaine Petsch Explains Why Her New Romance Film's Title Is So Perfect

Maintenance Required is a film title that works on multiple levels and sets expectations perfectly.

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Night Patrol Director Explains How Their Vampire Police Film Is Both Simple Fun & Thematically Deep

Night Patrol is a unique vampire film that tells the story of a corrupt police department.

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Vicious Movie: Director Bryan Bertino Explains How the Horror Movie's Changing Rules Have a Deeper Meaning

Sometimes the rules in Dakota Fanning's Vicious seem to change without purpose, but that's the point.

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Reflection in a Dead Diamond Directors Reveal Their Spy Movie Influences for New Film at Fantastic Fest

Reflection in a Dead Diamond is clearly a love letter to classic spy thrillers.

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Mother of Flies Directors Talk About Witchcraft & Hidden Magic In New Horror Film at Fantastic Fest

Mother of Flies follows a young woman looking for a cure in unexpected places.

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Haunted Heist Cast Explains How Their Heist Movie Balances Being Both a Horror and Comedy

Haunted Heist is able to encapsulate two different genres while also giving those heist movie thrills.

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Bone Lake Cast & Director Explain How the Scary Movie Revives an Ignored Subgenre of Horror

Erotic horror films are a rarity these days, but Bone Lake has audiences covered.

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The Creep Tapes Season 2 Star Mark Duplass Teases Peachfuzz's Jumbled Evolution and the 'Saw' Inspired Episode

Season 2 of The Creep Tapes has tons in store, including a fun riff on the Saw franchise.

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Coyotes Horror Movie Star Justin Long On Making Killer Coyotes Believable, Authentic, and Scary

Coyotes is exactly what is sounds like: a desperate struggle for survival against killer coyotes.

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Crazy Old Lady Director Talks About Building Anxiety and Tension at Every Moment In New Horror Film

Crazy Old Lady truly lives up to its name, and it's an anxiety-ridden ride until the very end.

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Shelby Oaks Director Chris Stuckmann on Getting Under the Audience' Skins and Handling Criticism

Film critic Chris Stuckmann has a new horror movie on the way with Shelby Oaks.

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Black Phone 2 Director Scott Derrickson on Turning The Grabber Into a New-Age Freddy Krueger

The Grabber may have originally have been just a serial killer, but now he’s so much more.

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Sisu: Road to Revenge Director Teases How the Action Sequel Elevates the Stakes to the Extreme

Sisu: Road to Revenge has the action everyone might expect but with some deeply personal stakes.

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In Your Dreams Creatives Explain How They Created the Wonderfully Unique World of Breakfast Town

One of the key locations in Netflix's In Your Dreams is a town run by breakfast food.

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Primate Movie Star Reveals Why Their Killer Chimp Is The Perfect Opener For Fantastic Fest 2025

Primate is a gnarly horror movie with a crazy chimpanzee slaughtering poor souls.

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Invasion Season 3 Episode 5: New Clip Shows Trevante Enduring an Intense Casper Flashback

Trevante Cole finally recalled more about Casper, but at the wrong moment.

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The Strangers: Chapter 2 Star Madelaine Petsch Promises They Won't Ruin the Titular Villains

Many are worried about what Chapter 2 will do when it follows through with The Strangers' backstory.

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Gen V Season 2 Cast on Redemption, Romance, And the Show's 'Chosen One'

The students of Godolkin University have dealt with a lot, and it isn't going to get any easier.

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Gen V Season 2 Producers Reveal How The Boys Season 4 Homelander Twist Sets Up New Episodes

Gen V utilizes the new status quo in The Boys universe to its fullest extent.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Cast Reveal Why Movies Make for the Perfect Finale

Demon Slayer is jumping to the big screen once again to tell the last three parts of its story.

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The Long Walk Stars and Producers Talk Grueling Filming Process & Making Every Death Meaningful

The Long Walk is wowing critics across the board, for good reason.

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Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights 2025: All 8 Haunted House Mazes Ranked

Art the Clown remains a new staple of Halloween Horror Nights, while Jason crushes in Hollywood.

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Bad Man Stars Seann William Scott and Rob Riggle Talk Improv, Character Work, and Chance Perdomo

Seann William Scott and Rob Riggle get to go absolutely crazy in their new movie, Bad Man.

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Peacemaker Season 2 Star Nhut Le on Judomaster's Big Return to James Gunn's New DCU

Judomaster is finally back, and he's now firmly on Team ARGUS after losing in Season 1.

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London Calling Star Josh Duhamel on Creating a Love Letter to London and Los Angeles

London Calling has DNA and personality from both Los Angeles and London throughout.

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Halloween Horror Nights Orlando 2025: All 10 Haunted Houses Ranked

Halloween Horror Nights has been with the world for 34 years and is at its absolute best in a long while.

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Twisted Metal Season 3's Calypso Story Teased by Showrunner

If Season 3 is greenlit, there will be plenty of Calypso and Pope Charlie Kane.

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Twisted Metal Season 2 Finale's Calypso & Sweet Tooth Twists Explained by Showrunner and Cast

The Twisted Metal Season 2 finale was quite the spectacle, and there’s a lot to talk about.

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The Cut Movie Star Caitríona Balfe on Creating Her Character's Backstory & Exploring Important Themes

The Cut may follow Orlando Bloom's Boxer, but Caitríona Balfe's Caitlin is the real star.

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Eli Roth Reveals How Building Miniatures Helped Tell the Disturbing True Story of 'Let the Devil In'

In order to tell this incredibly dark story, Eli Roth and the team had to lean into creativity.

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Upload Series Finale Star Reveals That One Main Character Almost Survived Their Shocking Death

Upload didn't have a happy ending for everyone and certainly not for those you'd expect.

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Toxic Avenger Director Clarifies Rumors About the Movie Being Unreleasable Due to Gore

Rumors claimed that Toxic Avenger's release was impacted by its heavy violence and gore, but here's the truth.

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Trust Movie Producers Reveal Why Sophie Turner Was the Perfect Actress for the Part

Sophie Turner is not only an amazing actress, but she also has key personal experiences relevant to the film.

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Peacemaker Season 2 Star Teases Epic Dance Opening That Took Twice as Long to Film

Season 1's dance was a big deal, so Season 2 has some hefty expectations to live up to.

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Invasion Season 3 Producer Simon Kinberg Explains Why They Started With a Two-Year Time Jump

Season 2's cliffhanger remains a mystery, and Season 3 begins two years after it all went down.

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Night Always Comes Director Reveals Why Vanessa Kirby was the Perfect Actress for His New Netflix Film

Vanessa Kirby seamlessly blended in with the Fantastic Four, and that capability doesn't stop there.

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Nobody 2 Director Explains How Bob Odenkirk's Hutch Mansell Differs From John Wick

Many will quickly compare Hutch Mansell to John Wick, but there's a key difference between the two.

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Fixed Director Genndy Tartakovsky Reveals His Cut Cameo In New Raunchy Animated Netflix Film

Fixed goes deep with its jokes, but not everything made it into the final cut.

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Apple TV+ Smoke Season 1 Finale Exclusive Clip Teases a Big Confrontation Between Michelle & Dave

Michelle knows what Dave is, and Dave knows she knows, but he's not giving up.

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Butterfly Cast on How Its Parental Relationships Make This Spy-Thriller Different

Daniel Dae Kim and Reina Hardesty's father-daughter relationship is truly unique in this series.

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